MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
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
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students 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.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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