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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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