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.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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