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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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