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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online learning enable
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
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
elearning technology organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Macau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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