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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online education are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Togo to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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