MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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