MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners 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 a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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