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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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