MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online education are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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