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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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