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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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