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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners 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 several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are considering
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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