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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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