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.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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