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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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