MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
electronic education technology are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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