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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
elearning are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
customarily 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 several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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