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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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