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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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