MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily 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 a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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