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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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