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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly 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
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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