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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners 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
topics that
online learning institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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