MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online learning are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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