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.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
digital education technology enable
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses 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 variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Paraguay to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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