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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Broward College to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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