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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
e-learning are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
typically 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
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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