MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
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 numerous
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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