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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
electronic education technology are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily 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 numerous
subjects that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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