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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
customarily 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 a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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