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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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