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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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