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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually 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
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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