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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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