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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students 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
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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