MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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