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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
electronic education technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwanda to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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