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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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