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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
commonly 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 a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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