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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners 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 lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Syria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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