MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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