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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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