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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
elearning make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students 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
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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