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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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