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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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