MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly 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 many
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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