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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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