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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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