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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
usually 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 a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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