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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
elearning enable
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
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 a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Clemson University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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