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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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