MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
usually 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 quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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