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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
digital education technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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