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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
free
for students 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 many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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