MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
elearning are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Chad to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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