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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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