MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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