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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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