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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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