MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students 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 several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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