MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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