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.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
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 technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
