MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly 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 numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Liberia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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