MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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