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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Gabon to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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