MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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