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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs 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 many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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