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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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