MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
usually 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 numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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