MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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