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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
digital education technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily 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 numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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