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
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
e-learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Laos to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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