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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
elearning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners 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 several
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|