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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
elearning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These 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
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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