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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC 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 several
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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