MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
demand for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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