MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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