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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly 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 quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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