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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online education have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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