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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
almost always 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 many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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