MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
digital education technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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