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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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