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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
e-learning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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