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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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