MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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