MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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