MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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