MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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