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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Aland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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