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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open 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 numerous
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
