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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
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 a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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