MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
digital education technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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