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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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