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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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