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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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