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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
mostly 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 variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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