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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners 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 many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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