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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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