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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in 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
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Colombia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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