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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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