MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students 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 numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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