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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
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 many
topics that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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