MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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