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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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