MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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