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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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