MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
typically 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 a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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