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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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