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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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