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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology are empowering
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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