MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students 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
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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