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 Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
online education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open 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 numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belarus to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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