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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
electronic education technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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