MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students 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 numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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