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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
e-learning have empowered
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners 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
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Philippines to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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