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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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