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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students 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
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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