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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
People want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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