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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
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 several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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