MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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