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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students 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 several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
People want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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