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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Greece to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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