MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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