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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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