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.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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