MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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