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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students 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
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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