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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners 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 numerous
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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