MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
online education are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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