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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
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 numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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