MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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
book
which
explores
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally 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 numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
important new open education
initiatives.
People want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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