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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Vietnam to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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