MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
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 many
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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