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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
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 topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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