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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students 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 several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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