MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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