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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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