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.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
electronic education technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Lithuania to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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