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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|