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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key 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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