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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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