MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
usually 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 many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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