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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners 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 many
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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