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.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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