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.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online learning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs 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 a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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