MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Djibouti to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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