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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|