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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
digital education technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mauritania to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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