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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
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 a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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