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.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
e-learning have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
commonly 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
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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