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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always 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 numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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