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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
elearning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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