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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
e-learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily 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 lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ascension to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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