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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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