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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
electronic education technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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