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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always 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 numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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