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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
digital education technology have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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