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.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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