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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
typically 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 several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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