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
which
talks about
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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