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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
generally 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
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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