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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning enable
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
customarily 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 many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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