MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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