MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Greece to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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