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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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