MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
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.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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