MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
commonly 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 many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peru to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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