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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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