MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
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
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
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 a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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