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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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