MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
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 massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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