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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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