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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
elearning technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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