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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily 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 quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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