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.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs 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 many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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