MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Fiji to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|