MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
e-learning have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
People want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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