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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students 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 numerous
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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