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 Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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