MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
normally 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 many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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