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
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily 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 several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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