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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
digital education technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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