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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
online learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
normally 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
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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