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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners 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
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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