MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tonga to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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