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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
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 many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Norway to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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