MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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