MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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