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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
digital education technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
generally 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 lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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