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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
online learning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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