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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
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 technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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