MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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