MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Benin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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