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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners 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
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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