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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
generally 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 quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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