MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically 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
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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