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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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