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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online education technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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