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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
elearning are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massive 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 quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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