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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners 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 many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Guyana to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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