MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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
book
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
e-learning have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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