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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
electronic educational technology enable
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
customarily 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 a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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