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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners 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
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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