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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online learning have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
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
topics that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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