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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
digital education technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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