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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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