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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly 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 a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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