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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Libya to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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