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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning enable
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
normally 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 many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can teachers
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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