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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
learning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
customarily 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
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mayotte to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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