MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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