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.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online education technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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