MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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