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.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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