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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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