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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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