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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ross Dependency to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
People want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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