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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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