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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Grenada to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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