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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
elearning have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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