MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
digital education technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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