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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
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
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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