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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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