MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
e-learning have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tajikistan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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