MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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