MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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