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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Japan to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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