MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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