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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online learning technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Belize to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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