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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
almost always 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 a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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