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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Gabon to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
People want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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