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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
elearning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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