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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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