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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning make it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners 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 many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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