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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily 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 quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mongolia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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