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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually 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 lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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