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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
e-learning enable
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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