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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
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 numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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