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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
electronic education technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
mostly 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
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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