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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
elearning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
generally 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.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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