MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
usually 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
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Students want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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