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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Barbados to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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