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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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