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.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
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 learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
important new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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