MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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