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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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