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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Anguilla to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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