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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
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 several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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