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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mauritania to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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