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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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