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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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