MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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