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
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily 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 numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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