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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
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 several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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