MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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