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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners 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 numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Malta to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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