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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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