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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
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 a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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