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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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