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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online education technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally 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 numerous
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
People want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|