MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Norway to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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