MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cameroon to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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