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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
generally 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
blended learning institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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