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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
e-learning are enabling
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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