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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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