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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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