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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Hungary to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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