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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
e-learning technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually 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 several
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
People want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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