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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
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 a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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