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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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