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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
digital education technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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