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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
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 a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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