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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners 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
subjects that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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