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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This 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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