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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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