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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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