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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology are empowering
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students 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
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Oman to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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