MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
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
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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