MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners 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 a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belgium to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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