MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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