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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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