MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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