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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students 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 lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|