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.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
commonly 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 a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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