MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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