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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
customarily 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 variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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