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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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