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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners 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 a lot of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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