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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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