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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
People want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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