MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
free
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
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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