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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
elearning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
for learners 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 a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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