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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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