MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
commonly 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
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Belize to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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