MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally 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 a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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