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
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
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
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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