MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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