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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly 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 quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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