MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate 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.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily 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 many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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