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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
online education have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
People want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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