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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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