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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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