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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
normally 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
topics that
online learning organizations
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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