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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jordan to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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