MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners 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
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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