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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
electronic educational technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally 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
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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