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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
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
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Moldova to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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