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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online education are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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