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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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