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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Togo to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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