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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally 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 several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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