MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mali to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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