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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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