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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
are considering
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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