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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
usually 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
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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