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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
customarily 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 quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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