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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online education are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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