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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online education technology enable
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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