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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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