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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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