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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students 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 several
topics that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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