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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
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 many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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