MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
elearning are enabling
humans
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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