MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners 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 lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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