MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online education technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
key 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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