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.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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