MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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