MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
online education technology are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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