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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
online learning have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students 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 variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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