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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
electronic educational technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
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
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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