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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kenya to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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