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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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