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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly 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
issues that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
People want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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