MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
digital education technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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