MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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