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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
People want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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