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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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