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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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