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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
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 several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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