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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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