MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
e-learning have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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