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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly 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 numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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