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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|