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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
online learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The New School to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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