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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly 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 several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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