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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
elearning technology have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Howland Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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