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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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