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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Greece to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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