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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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