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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily 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 numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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