MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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