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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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