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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
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
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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