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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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