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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online 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 many
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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