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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always 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 a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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