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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses 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 variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
important new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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