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.
Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
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
elearning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Montserrat to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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