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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
online learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
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 a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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