MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes 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 quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers 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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