MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Fiji to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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