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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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