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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
commonly 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 a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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