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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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