MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
electronic education technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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