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.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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