MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily 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
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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