MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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