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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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