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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
e-learning are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
commonly 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 numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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