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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Moldova to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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