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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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