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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
elearning technology enable
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
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
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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