MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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