MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
free
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 numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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