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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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