MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students 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
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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