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.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
normally 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 variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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