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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
elearning make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|