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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
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
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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