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
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
e-learning make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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