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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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