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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs 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 quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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