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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online education technology have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
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 quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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