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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning are empowering
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
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 several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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