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.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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