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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners 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
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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