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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting 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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