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.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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