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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs 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 quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
important new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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