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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
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 quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
open education
ventures.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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