MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning enable
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily 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 a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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