MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily 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 a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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