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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education enable
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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