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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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