MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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