MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
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 many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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