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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning enable
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students 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 several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are considering
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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