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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Djibouti to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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