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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Chad to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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