MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Syria to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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