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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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