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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online learning are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
typically free
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
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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