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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always 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 several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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