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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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