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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
normally 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 several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Estonia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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