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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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