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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily 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 quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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