MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online learning have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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