MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
digital education technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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