MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning are empowering
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cameroon to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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