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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
generally 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 quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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