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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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