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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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