MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
typically 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 quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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