MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
online education are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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