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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly 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 several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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