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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online education technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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