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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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