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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic education technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily 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
topics that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also researches 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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