MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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