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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
generally 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 numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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