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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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