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 is a
book
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online learning have empowered
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
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
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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