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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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