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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
online education have enabled
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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