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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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