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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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