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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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