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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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