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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
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
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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