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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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