MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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