MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always 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 many
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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