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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
