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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
elearning are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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