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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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