MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Martinique to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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