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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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