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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners 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 institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Angola to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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