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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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