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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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