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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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