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.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
elearning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
normally 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 several
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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