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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
digital education technology enable
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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