MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online education have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners 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 many
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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