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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
learning technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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