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.
Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs 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 many
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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