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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily 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 quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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