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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
mostly 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 variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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