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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online education technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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