MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
generally 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
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Oman to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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