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 is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students 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 quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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