MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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