MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
mostly 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 a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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