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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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