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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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