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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
digital education technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
mostly 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 many
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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