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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
important new open education
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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