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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
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 several
subjects that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Bangladesh to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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