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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Aruba to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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