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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
commonly 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 numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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