MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
open education
initiatives.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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