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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always 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 variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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