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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily 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 several
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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