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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are considering
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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