MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
digital education technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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