MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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