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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
typically 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 a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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