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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online learning have enabled
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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