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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students 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 quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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