MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically 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
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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