MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly 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 variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Chile to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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