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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
online education technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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