MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Marshall Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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