MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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