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.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly 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 many
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Azerbaijan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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