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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
customarily 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 several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Panama to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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