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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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