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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
for students 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 several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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