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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
digital education technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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