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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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