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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
e-learning have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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