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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Reddit to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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