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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners 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 many
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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