MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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