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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
typically 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 numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also talks about 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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