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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|