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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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