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.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online learning have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
major 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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