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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
e-learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily 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
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Students want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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