MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lebanon to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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