MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
learning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
typically 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 a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cook Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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