MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
customarily 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 a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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