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
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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