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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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