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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Reddit to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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