MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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
book
that
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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