MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
elearning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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