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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
digital education technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
commonly 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 several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Algeria to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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