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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
online learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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