MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
e-learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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