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
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
distance learning have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students 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 numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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