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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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