MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online education have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
have to consider
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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