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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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