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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
e-learning are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
typically 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 quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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