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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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