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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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