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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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