MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students 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
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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